This is How the Devil Talks Devil Talk. Let me talk over your left shoulder Devil talk, a concept presented in the painting “Temptation Let Me Talk Over Your Left Shoulder”. This evocative piece, measuring 11 by 14 inches, oil on canvas in 2010, creatively draws inspiration from the legacy of Belgian artist Felicien Rops (1833-1898), with a focus on the theme of temptation—a recurrent subject in Rops’s work. The unique perspective of temptation speaking over a young woman’s left shoulder offers a modern twist that honours his influence. Félicien Rops was one of the most significant Belgian artists of […]
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A Magickal Formula Reconciliation of gender diversity functions within the human biological machine evoking knowledge of Self Love. Oil on Wood, 48 x 48 inches, 2023 A Magickal Formula. Represents the union of our conscious and subconscious minds. It signifies the awakening of our true potential by embracing both our masculine and feminine energies. See the Jacobs Ladder QBL Arrangement for an explanation of the association between the tarot court cards Princess of Fire and Prince of Water. It assists in understanding the interaction between the Ancient Egyptian concepts of Ba and Ka¹. ¹ Ka is a person’s double separate […]
Silver Star: A Journal of New Magick Paperback – April 3, 2023 This edition features two of my works, Evokation and Witch: Circe Weaves Her Spell of Summoning Silver Star Journal is a unique journal of magick. Totally eclectic, with a focus on serious practical and theoretical essays, fiction, rituals, art and poetry that express The High Art: those countless aspects of magick and alchemy of the ‘Great Work’. While being in a sense a magickal child of The Horus/Maat Lodge, Silver Star is not limited in any way to being a ‘house organ’ for the Lodge. Silver Star seeks […]
Final Days of Dream Linguistics Final days of Dream Linguistics at The University of Minnesota. Exhibition closes Friday September 30th, 2022 Larson Gallery Gallery Hours Regular hours (Sept 6 – May 5, 2023) Mon – Wed 11:00 am – 4pm Thurs – 11 am – 6 pm Fri – 11 am – 4pm Dream Linguistics Every picture is a hieroglyph concealing a story Each story is a spell evoking a picture. Dream Linguistics presents original paintings by Minneapolis visual artist Roger Williamson. The exhibition interprets the artist’s paintings as examples of nonlinear dialogue,[i], which as a method of communication, is believed […]
Art Exhibition, Dream Linguistics Every picture is a hieroglyph concealing a story Each story is a spell evoking a picture. This art exhibition at The Larson Gallery at The University of Minnesota presents Dream Linguistics a display of original paintings by Minneapolis visual artist Roger Williamson. The exhibition runs from August 18 to September 30 with a Reception: September 15, 5-7PM featuring a live performance by Comets ov Cupid. Exhibition Catalog available from Magus Books Gallery Hours Directions and Parking This art exhibition interprets the artist’s paintings as examples of nonlinear dialogue,¹ which as a method of communication, is believed […]
Dreaming of Mythos Closes January 29th, 2022 Where University of Minnesota, Coffman Gallery, 300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 As far as COVID protocol goes, all persons inside University of Minnesota buildings (this includes the gallery space) must wear a mask at all times, except when actively eating or drinking. Featured Artists Bailey Larson, Gretchen Pickering, Jeff Musser, Morgan Mercer, Peighton Cooke, Roger Williamson Let the mysterious and fantastical steal you away in this stunning and surreal exhibition at the Coffman Gallery. Meet classical constructs, renaissance royals, and baroque beasts as you traverse ghostly gardens, peaceful ponds, and swirling […]
Sun in Capricorn, Tarot Devil, The Goat God Cometh Humor overcomes adversity Sun in Capricorn corresponds to the major arcana card Devil. The card is a depiction of adversity overcome by humor. In this illustration of the Tarot Devil is taken from Tarot of the Morning Star, In it we observe the central figure exhibiting the qualities of humor crowned by the entity’s horns, reminiscent of a jester’s cap. The blocks at the bottom of the card are the challenges needed to be overcome, adversity which becomes stairs to achievement. The spiral beard is symbolic of time. The image is […]
Sun In Virgo Tarot Hermit Sun in Virgo corresponds to the major arcana tarot card Hermit. A close look at the card shows the Hermit’s eyes are closed. This symbolizes introspection and seeking answers from within. The Hermit prefers resolving uncertainty through personal experience rather than society’s ideas, media, or social norms. Julian Jaynes, in “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind,” argues that this inner voice was once seen as the voice of gods and ancestors. It was commonly listened to by our ancient forebears. While within this inner world, the physical body of the […]
A Luciferian Parable , The Sun at Night The Luciferian parable The Sun at Night, revised, expanded, hand numbered and signed limited edition Available now from Magus Books ISBN 978-0-9993813-2-8 Price $80.00 First published in 1989 by Vann Press and reprinted in 1997 by Eshaton Productions. This 2020 release of The Sun at Night is an expanded, revised and limited hand-numbered hardcover edition in a color dust jacket. The Sun At Night follows its protagonist from his early remembrances of his mother’s tales of secret controlling powers behind the facade of the mundane world and into his encounters, involvement, and growth within […]